BEHIND THE BUSHES: Chronology of a family KEY WORDS: George W. Bush
19th century CONSORTIUM NEWS - In the late 19th Century, Samuel Bush moved to Ohio from Orange, New Jersey, where he had attended the nearby Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. He made the first big move in his manufacturing career as an engineer with Buckeye Steel Castings Company, which produced gun barrels and railroad parts. Samuel Bush became a confidante of the company's president, Frank Rockefeller, a brother of the enormously wealthy and powerful John D. CONSORTIUM NEWS - Samuel Bush took over from Frank Rockefeller as president of the company in 1908, and held that job for the next 20 years. . . Samuel's son, Prescott Bush, served as an artillery liaison officer with the French forces during the war and wrote back home about his heroic exploits in letters that were published. Prescott Bush Sr., leads a raid on a Indian tomb to secure Geronimo's skull for Skull & Bones. Prescott Bush married the daughter of George Herbert Walker. 1930s 1940s In 1980, when George H.W. . . .
Michele Bachmann's HPV hogwash: Her comments on Perry's Gardasil mandate are irresponsible
Jae C. Hong/AP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's comment during a Republican debate that the HPV vaccine could cause mental retardation was irresponsible. On Sept. 12, in the Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Michele Bachmann served up a home-run pitch to Texas Gov. Rick Perry. He swung and missed. It was a terrible exchange for all who believe that intelligence generated from carefully performed scientific studies should determine public health policy. Bachmann was angry that Perry, through a 2007 executive order, mandated a Human Papillomavirus vaccine for Texas schoolgirls - with an opt-out provision for moms and dads who'd rather not have their daughters inoculated. The answer Perry ought to have given was obvious, even though he chose not to give it: "I make no apologies. After the debate, Bachmann upped the ante. The contention is remarkable, given that natural HPV itself doesn't infect the brain. But she should be.
The White House’s Nazis
Among Washington’s most unsavory allies could be counted the unelected hereditary regime of Saudi Arabia, the homophobic, violent mobs of Thaksin Shinawatra in Thailand, and of course Al Qaeda who has been serving America’s geopolitical agenda since the 1980′s when it first gathered the sectarian extremists together as a mercenary army to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Today the global terror enterprise is fighting on NATO’s behalf in Libya, Syria, Egypt, and southern Russia. But there is one group in particular that special interests within the United States has coddled, before, during, and after World War II that is perhaps the most iconic villain of recent human history – Adolf Hitler’s Nazis. US Collaboration with Nazis Before and During World War 2 Prior to WW2, many prominent American business owners and politicians were involved in the rise of Nazism. The same report would astoundingly claim (emphasis added): White House Resurrects Nazi Menace on Russia’s Doorstep
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C. Peter Wagner, A Leading Figure In The New Apostolic Reformation
hide caption C. Peter Wagner, pictured with his wife, Doris, is one of the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation. Courtesy of C. Peter Wagner A new charismatic Christian movement that seeks to take dominion over politics, business and culture in preparation for the end times and Jesus' return is becoming more of a presence in American politics. The international "apostolic and prophetic" movement has been dubbed the New Apostolic Reformation by C. On Fresh Air, Wagner joins Terry Gross for a discussion about NAR and its mission. Interview highlights appear below. Interview Highlights On the tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Japan being connected to the emperor of Japan having sex with the sun goddess "That happened many, many years ago, and that created a spiritual atmosphere over Japan which was an atmosphere ruled by the powers of darkness. "But in this case, God could have prevented that tsunami and the destruction, but he didn't. Texas Gov. David J. On demons On demon identification
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